International Center To Open After 15 Years of Delays

KENNERWYCK- In 1984, Kennerwyck demolished the Downtown Convention Center, originally constructed in 1957, and built a new center across the river. Poole, Diamond, & Associates, inc. was hired to design and construct a new building there. The site was cleared, and plans were drawn. But the Kennerwyck Planning Board denied the plans. The company and the Board fought over plans until 1999. The construction started. After less than a month, the company that Poole, Diamond, and Associates was hired by went out of buisiness. The Department of the Exterior was running out of space, and was being forced to rent other downtown buildings. So they re-hired Poole, Diamond, and Associates to construct a new center. Construction commensed in spring of 2000, and continued at the slowest speed for the construction of a building since 1953.
On January 29, 2007, the building was deemed completed. Moving in has been progressing since, but the official opening will not be until February 3, 2007. Ambassadors from foreign nations, as well as high-level officials and IDU Council General Secretary Marlon Keegan are expected to attend.
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Tiebreaker Vote Canceled, Agreement Reached

FREELAND, IDU- Decision makers in the IDU Council canceled the vote to determine the winner of the Secretary General of the Council. An agreement was reached between Marlon Keegan and Dr. Martinson of Saidercray. The vote of Gnejs, which had been submitted only hours after the deadline, will be counted. This will place Martinson one vote ahead of Keegan, making Martinson the new Secretary General of the IDU Council.

Keegan said to the Times and Post, "We decided it would be better to get the Council up and running as soon as possible. Another three days would just be too much."

Keegan will become the new Head of IDU Council Affairs for Kedalfax, replacing Arnold James, who represented Kedalfax during the Klouch Summit.
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Keegan, Martinson Tied, Breaker Vote To Come

FREELAND, IDU- Voting for the first Secretary General of the International Democratic Union Council ended at midnight last night. As the results came in, officials realized that Dr. Benjamin Martinson of Saidercray and Kedalfax's own Marlon Keegan had an equal number of votes.

Officials realized that there is no provision in the charter for tied votes. Keegan, along with Speaker/VP Deßinger and President Linnenbach, decided to propose a tiebreaker vote. Dr. Martinson agreed. At the time of publication, no information was available about the details of how or when the vote would commence. Kedalfaxian officials have confirmed that Kedalfax will continue to support Keegan. No response was available from other nations, however Brechenlass is expected to support Keegan.
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Investigations Suggest Larger Problems

KENNERWYCK- Further investigation into the previous Executive Branch money scandal has taken place. Our investigators have concluded from Hollywood House employee testimony that the money has been used for 'personal services' for the President. No further information was given on what the services were. One anonymous employee requested that the Times and Post cease investigation because 'I'd go down, you'd go down, this whole place would go down and the terrorists would win.'
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Money Missing from Exec. Branch Budget

KENNERWYCK-An anonymous tip sent to the Times and Post said that there is a sum of money missing from the Executive Branch's budget. The Times and Post requested records, and our investigators discovered that a total of K$8,532,955 is placed under the category of 'misc.' Further records show that this expenditure has been steady since January of 2006. When asked where the money has been going, Executive Branch CFO James Parlin said, "I am not at liberty to disclose that information, and doing so would be detrimental to the honor, er, security of the, er, nation."
Our investigators are currently working on finding where this money has gone.
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Christmas Day Storm Closes Cities Across Nation

-NEVADA CITY
Around noon yesterday a powerful snowstorm slammed down on Nevada City. Within one hour the storm had dumped over five feet of snow in Downtown. The storm continued to sweep down the nation, dumping record-breaking amounts of snow in the Northeast. At the time of this paper's publication, the storm was stalling over Rensselaer. Meteorologists predict that the storm will gain another wave of strength around noon Tuesday, as another, colder front pushes in from the Gulf.

While major fronts in the north are normal around this time of year, only once on record have eastern and western fronts combined. That was in 1954, a year which saw a record breaking six feet of snow in Rensselaer. the combination of these two current fronts is expected to drop as much as eight feet of snow in Rensselaer. The national government has requested that all residents within the path of the storm say indoors at all times. The government has also requested that people with flights through the path of the storm reschedule them, to avoid becoming stranded at an airport. KNaFCo has decided to offer free rescheduling for flights through all eastern airports.

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Brechenlass Joins IDU, IET

-FRIEDRICHSTADT, BRECHENLASS
The Brechenlass Parliament enacted legislation today that brought the nation into two international organizations that Kedalfax is also a part of: The International Democratic Union (IDU), and the International Extradition Treaty (IET).

The IDU is a group of democratically run nations, most of which are located in the same region as Kedalfax. Brechenlass's reason for joining was a commitment to international development. Brechenlass had been under pressure from the Kedalfaxian government to join since Kedalfax joined earlier this year.

The IET is a treaty signed by over 15 nations that allows for the extradition of fleeing criminals between those nations. The treaty was devised in April of 2006 by Kedalfax's Department of Justice and Department of the Exterior. Kedalfax encourages all members of the Commonwealth to join it.

Brechenlass is also a relative newcomer to the Commonwealth, having joined in 1947 following the Empire's fall after World War II.

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NN Gov. Arrested for Drug, Murder Charges

-FALLIETBURGH, NN

New Netherlands Governor T.G. "Tiger" Wrigley was arrested today on three counts of murder in the first degree, and over one hundred counts of drug smuggling. Wrigley is accused of having used his power to stop searches of ships containing drugs in Fallietburgh's port. Under New Netherlands law, this is considered drug smuggling. Wrigley is also accused of murdering three Fallietburgh Port Authority Officials, who had attempted to search the ships.

Wrigley denies the charges, and says that he still plans to run for re-election this June.

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Department of Gadgetry Created

Kennerwyck - Under new legislation today, the Executive Branch created the Department of Gadgetry. The new Department will absorb the Departments of Communication and Electrical Standards. It will enact the standards set by the Kedalfax International Phone System. KIPS will be dissolved, though nation dialing codes will remain the same.

The Department of Gadgetry plans to change the styling of the electrical outlets used in the nation. The current outlets have caused confusion, due to the symmetrical design, and the similarity of direct and alternate current plugs. The DoG will also standardize connections for various computer-related devices, which had not been standardized due to disputes between the DoC, KIPS, and DoES over which agency was to regulate each specific thing.

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First Female Elected Legislation Majority Leader

-KENNERWYCK

The results of the vote are in for the position of Legislation Majority Leader, and there is a surprise this year. The first female in Kedalfax history has been elected to the position of Majority Leader. This means that if the President and Vice President die between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2011, she will become the first female President of Kedalfax.

Abigale Deßinger won the Majority Leader vote with exactly 50% of the vote, with Legislator Elect J.H. Hevezi earning only one less vote. Deßinger said to the Times and Post, "It's really amazing. But then, after a hundred and sixty years, it's about time!"

Deßinger will be sworn into office on January 1st, 2007, along with the other newly elected Legislators. This will be Deßinger's second term as a Legislator.

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